MASSAGE AT A THAI PARLOUR

Mar 6, 2013

while massaging my nail scratched the ladies massager;s thigh , is any chance that this will lead to any kind of infection such as hiv , although i could not see any blood coming out , but i am afraid some tiny particles might be present that time . i went to another massage parlour soon after that , but now i am worried ?pls help

Response from Ms. Southall

Hi
This is not a way for HIV transmission to occur. There has to be blood present from both people. HIV transmission happens when there is a direct exchange of body fluid, this is why from your experience there was not a risk of HIV transmission.

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